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Entry Requirements
Candidates must satisfy the minimum University entry requirements. In addition, the following are the minimum requirements for entry into our Bachelor of Laws programme:
i. A mean grade of B in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) including a minimum of a B in English.
ii. Any other type of qualification including the former A-level Kenyan system, regional,or international qualifications must be equivalent to the minimum requirement outlined
above. The equivalency of such grades can be obtained from the Kenya NationalExaminations Council.
iii. Mean grade of C- (Minus) at KCSE and progressed from certificate to Diploma at Kenyatta University or any other recognized/accredited Institutions. Kenyatta University School Of Law Courses

Examinations
Examinations are carried out to the highest standards at KUSOL as is expected by the University. The examination questions and results are moderated by the School at the departmental level to ensure quality in the setting as well as marking of examinations. External examiners are regularly invited to assess these processes to ascertain quality. All the following Kenyatta University examination regulations with respect to examinations apply:

Moderation of Examinations
Examinations are moderated internally within the departments and by an external examiner as per University Examinations Regulations as follows:- Each examination paper is moderated by the department before being taken to an external examiner appointed by the University Senate. Each examination paper has a marking guide and course outline to facilitate moderation both at the department and externally. Examination marks are moderated first by the department and thereafter by the external examiner. The final mark is then approved by the School Board of Examiners and the University Senate. The External Examiner is an expert in the area of law, normally a holder of a PhD in law, with at least a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience as a Senior Lecturer or an Associate Professor.

Certification
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Programme, a candidate must take and pass a total of at least fifty two (52) course units. This includes all the units designated as core units in the curriculum and thus mandatory; the required university Common Units and the following practical units Judicial Attachment – the equivalence of 42 hours of lectures, Clinical Externship –the equivalence of 42 hours of lectures. The degree shall be based on the average score in at least 52 units taken and passed and shall be classified as: First Class Honours for an average of 70-100% (A) ;Second Class Honours (Upper Division) for an average of 60-69% (B); Second Class Honours (Lower Division) for an average of 50 – 59%;(C) and Pass, for an average of 40-49% (D)

Structure
The course units comprising the law programme are undertaken mainly during the semester and involve students attending lectures on a face-to-face basis, or another form of contact time with the lecturer. School of Law
Each course unit is allocated three hours per week which is broken into two sessions of two and one hours respectively undertaken on separate days of the week. Some course units however are taken ‘out’ of the semester and these have a practical element to them. Kenyatta University School Of Law Courses
Duration
The law programme takes a minimum of eight (8) semesters of full-time attendance of lectures offered at the School. This equates to two semesters per calendar year of sixteen (16) weeks that constitute fourteen (14) weeks of class contact time and two (2) weeks of examinations.

All students are expected to adhere to this time frame except in circumstances permitted by the University Senate at any one time. In such cases, a student may defer their studies subject to the time limits applicable under the relevant Kenyatta University regulations. Where students face difficulties with paying their fees for any semester, they can take the ‘semester off’ by making a formal application to the registrar (academic) who communicates the approval in writing

Fees

Tuituion Fees :150,000.00 , Statutory Fees: 21,500.00
Fee per Annum : 171,500.00

Key: * represents those course units that are mandatory according to the requirements of the Council for Legal Education.